Heinz Janisch is an Austrian radio journalist and writer. In 2024, he won the Hans Christian Andersen writing award.[1][2]
Janisch was born in 1960 in Güssing, Burgenland.[3] He graduated from high school in 1978 and subsequently studied German philology at the University of Vienna. Since 1982, has has been working for Österreichischer Rundfunk.[4]
Since 1989, Janisch has been writing. His works include children's books, for which he got multiple awards, poetry, as well as theater plays and dance pieces and film scripts. In particular, he won Kinderbuchpreis der Stadt Wien twelve times between 1995 and 2011, the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2006, and the Austrian national children's literature award, Österreichischer Staatspreis für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, five times between 2007 and 2012. In 2020, he received a lifetime achievement award, the Grosser Preis der Deutschen Akadamie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur. Before winning the Hans Christian Andersen writing award in 2024, he was nominated in 2022, but did not become a finalist.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "IBBY announces the winners of its 2024 awards". USBBY. 19 April 2024.
- ^ Kantor, Emma (9 April 2024). "Bologna 2024: Heinz Janisch and Sydney Smith Win 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "HCAA 2024 Winner for Writing: Hans Janish". International Board on Books for Young People.
- ^ a b "Hans Janish" (PDF). International Board on Books for Young People.